Grammy® Winning conductor Michael Repper leads the National Philharmonic in a studio album of works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, featuring Grammy® Nominated violinist Curtis Stewart. The album will be released by Avie Records in August 2025, to coincide with the composer's 150th birthday. The works on the album will all be world-premiere recordings, and will feature newly-uncovered works including the tone poem Toussaint L'Ouverture and the Ballade for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 4. Repper reunites with industry veteran Judith Sherman, who will produce their album. Their last collaboration won a Grammy® Award for Best Orchestral Performance.

The new piano will be a highlight of the new concert hall being built in Irvington, Virginia, which will be the new home of the Northern Neck Orchestra when it opens in the fall of 2026. Repper traveled to the Steinway factory in Astoria, New York to choose the piano. READ MORE >>

Michael will reunite with Michelle Cann to perform Florence Price's Piano Concerto in One Movement for the first time since winning the 2022 Grammy® Award in Best Orchestral Performance! The concerts will take place at the ENT Center in Colorado Springs, with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Saturday April 27th and Sunday April 28th. Tickets and Info Here>>

Pictured here: Michael and Michelle perform together at Carnegie Hall

ASHLAND — Ashland High School senior Kayla Selan was at a Rodney Marsalis concert in December with the school’s band and directors when she became captivated by the conductor. 
She watched as he led the group of musicians to make the song come together perfectly, and as they walked out...
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